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Workshops
Marilyn in the Peacock room at the Queen Kapiloni Hotel in downtown Waikiki, HI. She is presenting her "Fractured Thoughts" workshop: 2010
"Fun, well-prepared and good development of audience participation."
"Good session, carefully thought out"
Just click onto these workshops to view the on-line handouts:
Storytelling 101 - for Beginners - An easy 1-2-3 of starting to tell stories
Parents Telling Stories- Great short workshop for evenings with parents at elementary schools
Telling the 398.2's - Finding tellable folktales in the library
Multiculturalism in Storytelling - Ethics, pitfall, resources, opinions, and ways to introduce stories from other cultures....esp. Native American and African.
Calligraphy for Beginners
The Value of Language in Storytelling - An often overlooked skill that makes an ordinary story...great.
Fractured Fairy Tales - a how-to on writing one's own fractured tale
Fractured Thoughts - A fractured fairy tale workshop with history, fracturing, examples, references and writing exercises.
Making Senses of Your Stories - For anyone wanting to write this workshop emphasizes images made thru the using sensory words
The Perfect Story from Nursery Schools to Nursing Homes Divided into 4 age levels - helpful hints on age expectation, sure fire stories, bibs and websites
How to Produce Effective Study Guides for Schools - for storytellers who work in elementary schools
"Show Me!" - helpful hints on showcasing
Saints Alive - how to write stories about the heroes and heroines of the Catholic Church. Stories include St. Francis and St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Writing and Performing One-Person Puppet Plays - helpful hints, original puppet plays, and stage prep
Angelology - a look at angel stories from the past to the present
Patchwork of Memories - An all-day retreat for hospice workers. Agenda and stories and memories.
The Storytelling Classroom Workshop - a proposal to bring Taleypo to your school for a presentation or workshop on the premier book "The Storytelling Classroom". Marilyn has an article in this book.
Handout for CHASI - all day workshop for daycare givers.
Puppet Central: Puppets, Books, and Make-it/Take-it: a one to three-hour workshop on how to use simple puppet techniques.
Workshops are available for teachers, parents and students. Workshops have been given to: The National Storytelling Conference in OKC, OK and St. Louis, MO; L.A.N.E.S. Conference in Boston, MA; The Northlands Conference in Madison, WS; Missouri History Museum; Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL; CHASI in Collinsville, IL; Mt. Vernon Teacher Conference; Madison County Teachers' Conference; the St. Louis After School Conference; Belleville Diocese Education Classes; Lewis and Clark Library System; Illinois Library Association; Missouri Library Association; Young Authors; Springboard to Learning, St. Louis; and many others.
